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6.3 Quiz

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 
The 13 American warships that the Continental Congress ordered to be built made the American navy a powerful and effective force.
 

 2. 
The British decided to concentrate their efforts in the South partly because the South had many Loyalists.
 

 3. 
After realizing that he could not control North Carolina, Cornwallis retreated to Georgia.
 

 4. 
More Native Americans fought with the British than with the Americans during the Revolutionary War.
 

 5. 
The British captured both Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 
The hit-and-run technique of fighting, which caught the British off guard, is called
a.
face-to-face combat.
c.
shipboard fighting.
b.
guerrilla warfare.
d.
swamp fighting.
 

 7. 
The "Swamp Fox," known for his imaginative war tactics, is
a.
Francis Marion.
c.
George Washington.
b.
George Rogers Clark.
d.
Benedict Arnold.
 

 8. 
Who led the Patriots' victory at Vincennes, which strengthened the American position in the West?
a.
Joseph Brant
c.
George Rogers Clark
b.
Henry Hamilton
d.
George Washington
 

 9. 
Supplies and reinforcements could not reach the Continental Army because of
a.
a blockade.
c.
British spies.
b.
lack of money.
d.
Native Americans.
 

 10. 
In March 1781, Nathanael Greene's forces met Charles Cornwallis's army at
a.
Camden.
c.
Kings Mountain.
b.
Cowpens.
d.
Guilford Courthouse.
 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
John Paul Jones
d.
Kings Mountain
b.
Charleston
e.
Serapis
c.
privateers
 

 11. 
worst American defeat of the war
 

 12. 
surrendered to John Paul Jones
 

 13. 
privateer commander
 

 14. 
privately owned warships
 

 15. 
American victory, September 1780
 



 
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